Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene Day One

Windsurfing comes with no strings attached.

Day one of the event known as Hurricane Irene was for me bi-polar. Janis and I first arrived at Slaughter around 1pm, to find driving rain and ENE wind at about 35. Just as i finished rigging, thunder and lightening cracked what seemed like right over head, and I could hear Janis screaming over the gale that there was tornadic activity 20 miles south in Lewes. Damn! So close. Well, she pulled the plug on me, and I resigned to conceding day one to dangerous weather. Went home, showered, and had lunch. Lo and behold around 3.30 pm the tornado warnings were dropped, and the sky was clearing....somewhat. Took a bit of coaxing and arm twisting, but I climbed back into my wet shortie, and Janis and I jumped back in the truck for the 7 mile trip to Slaughter. Threw down a lightening re-rig of my 4.2 vogue and 75ltr RRD Wave Cult Quad, and hit the water..

I was LIT

Really fun ramps

and super strong wind = floaty jumps and soft landings

nice backside rollers

Dont ask

Caught a nice window in the storm, with a period with almost no rain

Splash down

On shore at this venue is super smooth, much more fun than Lewes on N

With nice rollers to gybe off of

The quad is such a smooth gyber, lots of grip gives you the confidence to set the entire rail in the water

Mystic Force Drysuit -Close outs!

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My wife Janis and I own DelMarVa Board Sport Adventures. We are a stand up paddle boarding and windsurfing adventure outfitter/retailer in Southern Delaware with a waterfront shop where you can try before you buy in TAX FREE Delaware.
I've been windsurfing for 20+ years, and my sailing goals for 2012 are to get out in even bigger waves than last year, pull the trigger on every reach, and generally become a more accomplished wave sailor by getting more radical and aggressive on the bigger waves!!
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